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Mazus pumilus

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Mazus pumilus
Scientific Name and Description
Mazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis
Herb Family
Mazaceae
Plant type
Herb

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Mazus japonicus (THUNB.) KTZE.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common name Japanese mazus
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Phytoconstituents

Phytochemical analysis of the methanolic extract of whole herb confirmed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, saponins, sterols, triterpenoids, carbohydrates, proteins and tannins.

Source: ISHTIAQ et al.: PHARMACOGNOSTIC STANDARDIZATION OF MAZUS PUMILUS (BURM. F.) STEENIS

Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use

The results of the study shown that various leaf extracts of Mazus pumilus has high potential of anticancer activity on A549 (lung adeno carcinoma cell line) and Hep G2 (liver carcinoma cell line). 

Source: Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 37(1), March – April 2016; Article No. 34, Pages: 185-189 ISSN 0976 – 044X

Mazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis Forb/herb Leaves - General Sharma et al. 2013

 

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Anticancer
Hepatotonic
Antiinflammatory

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
Cancer liver
Cancer lung
References

Literature

Literature
Sharma et al. 2013
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 17 (1), January 2018, pp 106 - 112.
Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 37(1), March – April 2016; Article No. 34, Pages: 185-189
ropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research April 2019; 18 (4): 799-807 ISSN: 1596-5996 (print); 1596-9827 (electronic)
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

Mazus pumilus. (2023, April 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazus_pumilus